upend the box and empty the contents. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
New economic problems could "upend" the last leg of the presidential. From Wordnik.com. [Blogrunner] Reference
Occasionally elections come along that upend such patterns. From Wordnik.com. [GOP Bid to Reclaim Senate Fuels Fight for Party's Soul] Reference
But we don't have to upend the system in order to "save" it. From Wordnik.com. [A Challenge, Not A Crisis] Reference
As bad as Paulson is, we can't upend this administration entirely. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2008] Reference
If a week in politics can upend the whole status quo, what a week!. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Senate Democrats try again today to upend the president's war plan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2007] Reference
The battens are laid flat on the rafters and not in upend position. From Wordnik.com. [4. Roof structure] Reference
Hollywood isn't bothering to upend or transform the female paradigm. From Wordnik.com. [Women In Horror Films] Reference
Senator Democrats try again today to upend the president's war plan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2007] Reference
When he reached zugzwang, he resisted the urge to upend the chess board. From Wordnik.com. [Thinly Sliced Raw Fish] Reference
M. O'BRIEN: So you don't have to upend it, because that would be a problem?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2005] Reference
And I would be concerned that we would upend that respect for the rule of law. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2001] Reference
He was ready to completely upend his life, so that his wife could be the president. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2008] Reference
For politicians to upend what the voters have decided might be a tad, well, suicidal. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary’s Math Problem] Reference
On Sunday night, I will be in the stands, rooting hard for the Skins to upend Dallas. From Wordnik.com. [Learning from history, or doomed to repeat it?] Reference
This gallop through inheritance risks leaves out other issues that could upend your plan. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Planning: Wills And Other Ways] Reference
And that, he and others say, could upend our notions of culpability, crime and punishment. From Wordnik.com. [Inside A Psychopath's Brain: The Sentencing Debate] Reference
Common practice: battens laid flat onto the rafters; In upend position not possible to nail. From Wordnik.com. [4. Roof structure] Reference
That one call began a series of events that would engulf Washington — and upend Tamm's life. From Wordnik.com. [The Fed Who Blew the Whistle] Reference
In the legislature, persistent coup attempts so far have failed to upend the balance of power. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By President At White House Correspondents Dinner] Reference
The rise of personalized medicine is going to upend the health care industry during the next five years. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Medical Revolution And Its Business Consequences] Reference
Senate Democrats try again today to upend the president's war plan and wind down the U.S. mission in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2007] Reference
But it's equally likely that Chávez wants to upend his own country's parliamentary elections in September. From Wordnik.com. [John H. Tucker: Chaos in Caracas: Chavez Says U.S. Hastening Plans to Attack] Reference
People with 401 (k) s were pretty quiet, too -- worried and watchful, but not inclined to upend their plans. From Wordnik.com. [Investor Faith Goes On Trial] Reference
If put to good use, our collective purchasing power could upend our system of animal agriculture completely. From Wordnik.com. [Fedele Bauccio: Don't Walk on Egg Shells When It Comes to Food Safety] Reference
Apparently, those who are sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution have decided to upend and define it instead. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2006] Reference
So why is it that a cantankerous governor from an inland province like Minas Gerais can upend his program so easily?. From Wordnik.com. [So Who Runs Brazil?] Reference
Can the party upend the Cameron-led politics of today and offer a genuinely fresh start that enthuses enough people?. From Wordnik.com. [David Miliband would have to alter his persona. That's very hard] Reference
BLITZER: Is there a sense that the -- the whole weather situation in Iraq is really going to upend this deadline, Aneesh?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2005] Reference
Publishers are feeling the heat, with hardcover sales weak and the rise of e-books promising to upend their business models. From Wordnik.com. [The Highest-Paid Authors] Reference
Now, we either are going to let the past upend the future and prevent the future, or we're going to say, "This is the future.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 18, 2008] Reference
The effect was to upend the typical rock band hierarchy, replacing it with what seemed like a ramshackle, egalitarian ensemble. From Wordnik.com. [Arcade Fire, aglow in a shared spotlight] Reference
To upend the life of this woman on the basis of nothing more than an unprovable tale related by her son was beyond contemplating. From Wordnik.com. [A Claim to Camelot] Reference
But white ones will soon become available and, at one fourth the cost of mined stones, they're likely to completely upend the market. From Wordnik.com. [Keeping Up Appearances] Reference
I watch Sophie for another moment, thinking about what I would do if someone took her away from me, how I'd upend the earth to find her. From Wordnik.com. [Vanishing Acts]
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